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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Achilles was the mythical Greek hero of the Trojan War. His only vulnerable spot was his heel (hence ‘Achilles’ heel’). The tang has a (roughly) heel-like mark on its body. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Shaw.
Taxonomic Remarks
Distribution to be checked.
البيئة: الوسط / المنطقة المناخية / نطاق العمق / نطاق التوزيع
البيئة
بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب; غير مهاجرة (Ref. 52884); نطاق العمق 0 - 10 m (Ref. 27115), usually 0 - 4 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 28°N - 26°S, 143°E - 109°W
Western Pacific: oceanic islands of Oceania to the Hawaiian and Pitcairn islands. Also known from Wake, Marcus, and Mariana islands. Eastern Central Pacific: southern tip of Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 9267) and other offshore islands.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 9710)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 9; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 29 - 33; شوكة شرجية: 3; أشعه شرجية لينه: 26 - 29. Dark brown, nearly black in color. Erectile spine (sharp and forward-pointing) on each side of caudal peduncle which folds down into a groove. Mouth small, snout noticeably extended. Light blue ring around chin and presence of spot of same color on gill cover at angle of gill opening. Dorsal fin with soft part having longer base than spinous part. Juveniles lack the large orange spot on caudal area.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Adults occur in clear seaward reefs, usually in groups (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). They feed on filamentous and small fleshy algae (Ref. 9267). Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Spine in caudal peduncle may be venomous. Size of metamorphosis from postlarva stage to juvenile is 6 cm (Ref. 9267). This species sometimes hybridizes with A. nigricans (Ref. 9808).
دورة الحياة وسلوك التزاوج
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | اليرقات
Monogamous mating is observed as both facultative and social (Ref. 52884).
Randall, J.E., 1956. A revision of the surgeonfish genus Acanthurus. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. (Ref. 1920)
حالة القائمة الحمراء للاتحاد الدولي لحفظ الطبيعة والموارد الطبيعية (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
خطر للأنسان
Traumatogenic (Ref. 4690)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
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مؤشر التنوع الشُعبي الوراثي (مرجع 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02291 (0.01093 - 0.04802), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
مستوى غذائي (مرجع 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
المرونه (مرجع 120179) |
عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
ضعف الصيد (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 🛈 |
فئة السعر (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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المغذيات (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 77.7 [33.7, 236.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.837 [0.317, 2.103] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0938 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 13 [4, 39] μg/100g; VitaminA = 45.8 [10.8, 181.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.17 [0.99, 6.04] mg/100g (wet weight); |